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-1- 21489-6438
2,4-Diamino-6-halo-5-trifluorometh 1 yrimidines having herbicidal
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activity
The present invention relates to novel 2,4-diamino-6-
halo-5-trifluoromethylpyrimidines having herbicidal activity, to
the production of these novel pyrimidines, to a herbicidal com-
position containing them as active ingredients, and to the use
thereof for con-trolling weeds, particularly for the selective
control of weeds in c~lltivated crops. The invention embraces
also novel intermediates and their production.
Pyrimidines having a herbicidal action or an action
otherwise influencing plant physiology have become known in large
numbers; relevant publications which may be mentioned are for
example: J. prakt. Chemie 115, p. 292 (1927), German
~ffenlegungsschriften Nos. 2,006,145 and 2,356,644, or more
recently also the European Patent Application Nos. 681 and 24 260.
The 2,4-diamino-6-halo-5--trifluoromethylpyrimidines
of -the present invention correspond -to the general formula I
`-R ~ ~N .~ 3 (I)
NH2
~2'~S;~L9
-- 2 --
wherein
X is a halogen atom, especially chlorine or fluorine,
Rl and R2 independently of one another are each hydrogen,
Cl~C6-alkyl or C3-C6-cycloalkyl, or together form
a C3-C7-alkylene bridge.
The alkyl groups comprise all straight-chain or
branched-chain groups; and the cycloalkyl groups can be
unsubstituted or substituted by Cl-C3-alkyl.
The pyrimidine compounds of the formula I are novel
compounds. They have marked selective-herbicidal properties
in general, and prove to be particularly advantageous
for the control of weeds in crops of cultivated plants,
especiaLly in maize and cereal crops, but also in crops
of soya bean, cereals such as barley and oats, as well as
sugar beet. A total herbicidal action results however
when the amount applied is sufficiently great. The novel
active substances of the invention can be applied both
in the pre-emergence process and in the post-emergence
process, and the amounts used can vary within wide limits,
for example between 0.1 and 10 kg of active substance per
hectare; preferably however the employed amount of active
substance is between 0.5 and 5 kg per hectare. But in
some cases a good selective herbicidal action has been
observed even with an applied amount of only 0.25 kg
per hectare.
The ccmpounds of the formula I also have an action
regulating the growth of plants, effecting for example a
reduction in the growth of cereals, only the vegetative
growth however being reduced. The resulting cereals then
have shorter but stronger stems which are not so easily
bent or flattened by wind and storm. At the same time
the generative growth remains unaffected; indeed, by virtue
of better resistance to climate, increases in yield can
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be obtained.
Preferred pyrimidines of the formula I are those
wherein X is chlorine or fluorine, especially fluorine,
and Rl and R2 have the meanings defined in the foregoing.
The following compounds are especially worthy of note:
2,4-diamino-6-fluoro-5-trifluoromethylpyrimidine,
4-amino-6-fluoro~2-methylamino-5-trifluoromethyl-
pyrimidine and
4-amino-2-dimethylamino-6-fluoro-5-trifluoromethyl-
pyrimidine .
The final stages for producing 2,4-diamino 6-halo-5-
trifluoropyrimidines are carried out in a manner known
per se.
A 2,4,6-trihalo-5-trifluoromethylpyrimidine of the
formula II I x
\N-./ 3 (II),
X
wherein X is a halogen atom, preferably chlorine or
fluorine, is treated in a solvent inert to the reactants,
at a temperature of between -10 and +50C, with 2-3 mols
of an aqueous solution of an amine of the formula III
l H ~ l? (III~,
wherein Rl and R2 have the meanings defined in the
foregoing, and the final product is isolated by separating
off the aqueous phase and concentrating the solvent by
evaporation. There is thus formed mainly 2-amino-4,6-
dihalo-5-trifluoromethylpyrimidine of the formula IV
~ Z ~S Z~ 9
-- 4 --
(R ~ ~- / 3 (IV),
wherein Rl, R2 and X have the aforesaid meanings, besides
smallish proportions of 4-amino-2,6-dihalo-5-trifluoro-
methylpyrimidine and 2,4-diamino-6-halo-5-trifluoromethyl-
pyrimidine, which can be readily separated by chroma-
tography. The 2-amino-4,6-dihalo-5-trifluoromethyl-
pyrimidine of the formula IV is then treated in a solvent.
inert to the reactants, at a temperature of between
+20 and +100C, with 2-3 mols of aqueous ammonia solution,
by which means is obtained, after separation of the
aqueous phase, 2,4-diamino-6-halo-5-trifluoromethyl-
pyrimidine of the formula I as the main product, together
with small amounts of 4,6-diamino-2-halo-5-trifluoro-
methylpyrimidine and stereoisomeric 2,4-diamino-6-halo-5-
trifluoromethylpyrimidine, wherein the amino groups have
exchanged positions, as by-products, which can easily be
separated by chromatography.
The process for producing the novel 2,4-diamino-6-
halo-5-trifluoromethylpyridine of the formula I accordingly
comprises treating a 2,4,6-trihalo-5-trifluoromethyl-
pyrimidine of the formula II in an inert solvent, at a
temperature of between -10 and +50C, with 2-3 mol
equivalents of an aqueous solu~ion of an amine of the
formula III; isolating the formed 2-amino-4,6-dihalo-5-
trifluoromethylpyrimidine; treating this in an inert
solvent, at a temperature of between ~20 and +100C, with
2-3 mol equivalents of an aqueous ammonia solution; and
subse~uently isolating the final product.
Suitable solvents are advantageously hydrocarbons,
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halogenated hydrocarbons, or ethers, such as toluene,
benzene, chl~roform, methylene chloride, ethylene
chloride, ether, dioxane and tetrahydrofuran, or mixtures
of these with one another. It is of advantage also
if the solvent is not miscible with water, since the
intermediate or final product is then readily isolated by
discarding the aqueous phase and concentrating the organic
phase.
The starting materials and intermediates required
for this production process and the production thereof
are for the most part novel, and they likewise form
subject matter of the present invention.
The 2,4,6-trihalo-5-tr;fluoromethylpyrimidines of the
formula II are produced for example by starting with a
2,4,6-trihalo-2-formyl-pyrimidine, known from the German
Offenlegungsschrift No. 2,310,334, or with a similar
trihalopyrimidine of the formula V
x
N_ !
X-~ ~. y (V)
-T
x
wherein X is a halogen atom, preferably chlorine, and
Y is the methyl or formyl group or a halomethyl group,
and oxidising this compound at a temperature of between
10 and 100C, preferably between 20 and 50C, in the
presence of chromium trioxide, or of a salt which forms
chromium trioxide under the reaction conditions, and in
the presence of fuming or at least 98% sulfuric acid,
to give the 2,4,6-trihalopyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid
of the formula VI
~ 2
-- 6 --
`N-? (VI),
wherein X is a halogen atom, and optionally subjecting
the product obtained to a halogen exchange reaction.
The compounds o~ the formula VI, particularly the
corresponding chlorine derivatives, can be produced by
the process according to the invention in a simple and
economical manner and with good to very good yields.
It was possible to produce 2,4-dihalopyrimidine-5-
carboxylic acid halides hitherto only in a very complicated
manner from cyanoacetylurea with the Bredereck complex of
dimethyl sul~ate and dimethylformamide by way of S-cyano-
uracil and uracil-5-carboxylic acid [cp. for example
British Patent Specifications Nos. 1,123,762 and 1,182,086].
In the German Auslegeschrift No. 2,132,963, 2,4,6-trichloro-
pyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid chloride is mentioned by name
as reactive component; it is however not stated how this
compound could~ be produced.
Salts releasing chromium trioxide under the reaction
conditions are for example potassium chromate and potassium
or sodium dichromate. The reaction is performed preferably
in the presence of chromium trioxide.
The fuming sulfuric acid used is preferably one having
an S03 content of 20-80%. Particularly preferred is
fuming sulfuric acid having an S03 content of 25%. The
sulfuric acid serves in the process as solvent; it can
however be diluted with a solvent inert and non-oxidising
under the reaction conditions, such as with carbon tetra-
chloride, tetrachloroethane, and so for~h.
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The starting products of the formula V are known,
and can be produced in a manner known per se.
Preferably used as compound of the formula V is
5-formyl-2,4,6-trichloropyrimidine, 5-methyl-2,4,6-
trichloropyrimidine or 5-chloromethyl-2,4,6-trichloro-
pyrimidine.
Compounds of the formula VIa wherein X is a halogen
atom, preferably chlorine or bromine, R is hydrogen
and Y is carboxyl or chlorocarbonyl
~R
~N- ~ (VIa)
can likewise be converted into compounds of the formula VI
or into the corresponding acid halides by treating these
first-mentioned compounds at a temperature of between 20
and 350C, in the presence of active charcoal and a
~riedel-Crafts catalyst, with an agent introducing chlorine,
fluorine or bromine. Acids of the formula VI thus obtained
or acid halides thereof, wherein at least one of the X
symbols is chlorine, can if required also be subjected
to a halogen exchange reaction. Preferably performed is
the after-chlorination of the compound of the formula VIa
in which R is hydrogen, X is chlorine and Y is chloro-
carbonyl.
Suitable Friedel-Crafts catalysts for the above
reaction are ~or example: iron(II)chloride, iron(III)-
chloride, antimony(V) chloride and tin(II) chloride. The
catalyst preferably used is iron(III) chloride in admixture
with active charcoal. The reaction temperatures are
preferably between L50 and 160C. The catalyst is
1~5~
generally used in an amount of 1 to 10 mol %, relative
to the starting compound of the formula I as defined.
Suitable agents introducing chlorine, fluorine and/or
bromine are for example: C12, Br2, phosphorus(V)chloride,
-bromide and -fluoride, or sulfuryl chloride. An agent
introducing chlorine is preferably used, in particular C12.
Compounds of the formula VI produced according to
the invention, wherein X is chlorine, can if desired
be reacted, for the replacement of one or more chlorine
atoms, with a brominating or ~luorinating agent, such as:
phosphorus tribromide, anhydrous hydrogen fluoride,
alkali metal fluorides, silver difluoride, antimony(III)-
fluoride, antimony(V) fluoride or potassium fluoro-
sulfinate. Thus, for example, the compounds of the
formula VI, and also VIa, wherein X is chlorine can be
converted into the bromine or fluorine analogs by
converting the stated compounds of the formula VI by
reaction with phosphorus tribromide, which can also serve
as solvent, into 2,4-dibromo- or 2,4,6-tribromopyrimidine-
5-carboxylic acid bromide; or by converting such compounds
by reaction with one of the aforementioned fluorinating
agents, optionally in the presence of a high-boiling,
aprotic organic solvent, into 2,4-difluoro- or 2,4,6-
trifluoropyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid fluoride. Suitable
solvents for these halogen exchange reactions are for
example: aromatic hydrocarbons, such as toluene and
xylenes; N,N-dialkylamides of aliphatic monocarboxylic
acids having 1-3 C atoms in the acid part, such as N,N-
dimethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide and N,N-diethyl-
acetamide; cyclic ethers and cyclic amides, such as
tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydropyran, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
and N-acetyl-2-pyrrolidone; hexamethylphosphoric acid
triamide (hexametapol); N,N,N',N'-tetramethylurea and
tetrahydrothiophene dioxide (sulfolane). The reaction
temperatures for the halogen exchange reactions are
advantageously between 20 and 250C, preferably bet~leen
50 and 150C.
The invention relates also to the novel 2,4,6-trihalo-
pyrimidine-5-carboxylic acids of the formula VI wherein
X is chlorine, fluorine or bromine.
To obtain the 2,4,6-trihalo-5-trifluoromethyl-
pyrimidine starting materials of the formula II, the
2,4,6-trihalopyrimidinecarboxylic acid of the formula VI,
or an acid halide thereof, has to be treated for 5-15
hours in an autoclave at a temperature of 50-200C in
the presence of 2-10 mol equivalents of sulfur tetra-
fluoride and 3.4 mol equivalents of hydrofluoric acid
as diluent. Such fluorinations of the carboxyl group
or possibly of a carbonyl halide are known from the
literature (cp. Org. Reactions 21 1 ff; Angewandte Chemie
74, 742 (1962) or J. Am. Chem. Soc. 82, 543 (1960)).
Likewise known is the 2,4,6-trifluoro-5-trifluoromethyl-
pyrimidine, principally being formed in the process,
from J. Chemie. Soc. (C) 1970, 1280.
The invention relates also to herbicidal and plant-
growth-regulating compositions containing a novel active
ingredient of the formula I, and also to process~s for
the pre- and post-emergence control of weeds, and for
the reduction in growth of monocotyledonous and di-
cotyledonous plants, particularly that of grasses,
tropical cover crops and side shoots of tobacco plants.
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The compounds of the formula I are used either in an
unmodified form or preferably in compositions, together
with auxiliaries customarily employed in formulation
practice, and are thus processed, in a known manner, for
example into the form of emulsion concentrates, directly
sprayable or dilutable solutions, diluted emulsions,
wettable powders, soluble powders, dusts or granulates,
and also encapsulations in for example polymeric substances.
The application processes, such as spraying, atomising,
dusting, scattering or pouring, and likewise the type of
compositions, are selected to suit the objects to be
achieved and the given conditions.
The formulations, that is to say, the compositions
or preparations containing the active ingredient of the
formula I and optionally a solid or liquid additive,
are produced in a known manner, for example by the
intimate mixing and/or grinding of the active ingredients
with extenders, such as with solvents, solid carriers
and optionally surface-active compounds (tensides).
Suitable solvents are: aromatic hydrocarbons, prefer-
ably the fractions ~8 to C12, such as xylene mixtures or
substituted naphthalenes, phthalic esters, such as dibutyl-
or dioctylphthalate, aliphatic hydrocarbons, such as
cyclohexane or paraffins, alcohols and glycols, as well as
ethers and esters thereof, such as ethanol, ethylene glycol,
ethylene glycol monomethyl or -ethyl ethers, ketones,
such as cyclohexanone, strongly polar solvents, such
as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, dimethylsulfoxide or dimethyl-
formamide, as well as optionally epoxidised vegetable
oils, such as epoxidised coconut oil or soybean oil;
or water.
The solid carriers used, for example for dusts and
dispersible powders, are as a rule natural mineral
fillers, such as calcite, talcum, kaolin, montmorillonite
or attapulgite. In order to improve the physical
properties, it is also possible to add highly dispersed
silicic acid or highly dispersed absorbent polymers.
Suitable granulated adsorptive carriers are porous types,
for example pumice, ground brick, sepiolite or bentonite;
and suitable nonsorbent carriers are materials such as
calcite or sand. There can also be used a great number
of pre-granulated materials of inorganic or organic
nature, such as in particular dolomite or ground plant
residues.
Suitable surfacé-active compounds are, depending on
the nature of the active substance of the formula I to
be formulated, nonionic, cationic and/or anionic tensides
having good emulsifying, dispersing and wetting properties.
~y 'tensides' are also meant mixtures of tensides.
Suitable anionic tensides are both so-called water-
soluble soaps as well as water-soluble, synthetic,
surface-active compoundsO
Soaps which are applicable are the alkali metal,
alkaline-earth metal or optionally substituted ammonium
salts of higher fatty acids (C10-C22), for example the
Na or K salts of oleic or stearic acid, or of natural
fatty acid mixtures, which can be obtained for example
from coconut oil or tallow oil. Also to be mentioned are
the fatty acid-methyl-taurine salts.
So-called synthetic tensides are however more
frequently used, particularly fatty sulfonates, fatty
sulfates, sulfonated benzimidazole derivatives or
alkylarylsulfonates. The fatty sulfonates or sulfates
are as a rule in the form of alkali metal, alkaline-earth
~2~5~9
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metal or optionally substituted ammonium salts, and
contain an alkyl group having 8 to 22 C atoms, 'alkyl'
including also the alkyl moiety of acyl groups, for
example the Na or Ca salts of ligninsulfonic acid, of
dodecylsulfuric acid ester or of a fatty alcohol sulfate
mixture produced from natural fatty acids. Included among
these are also the salts of sulfuric acid esters and
sulfonic acids of fatty alcohol ethylene oxide adducts.
The sulfonated benzimidazole derivatives preferably contain
2 sul~onic acid groups and a fatty acid group having
8 - 22 C atoms. Alkylarylsulfonates are for example the
Na, Ca or triethanolamine salts of dodecylben~enesulfonic
acid, of dibutylnaphthalenesulfonic acid or of a
naphthalenesulfonic acid-formaldehyde condenation product.
Also suitable are corresponding phosphates, for example
salts of the phosphoric ester of a p-nonylphenol-~4-14)-
ethylene oxide adduct.
Suitable nonionic tensides are in particular polyglycol
ether derivatives of aliphatic or cycloaliphatic alcohols,
saturated or unsaturated fatty acids and alkylphenols,
which contain 3 to 30 glycol ether groups and 8 to 20
carbon atoms in the (aliphatic) hydrocarbon radical and
6 to 18 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety of the alkyl-
phenols.
~ urther suitable nonionic tensides are the water-
soluble polyethylene oxide adducts, which contain ~0 to
250 ethylene glycol ether groups and 10 to 100 propylene
glycol ether groups, with polypropylene glycol~ ethylene-
diaminopolypropylene glycol and alkylpolypropylene glycol
having 1 to lO carbon atoms in the alkyl chain. The
compounds mentioned usually contain 1 to 5 ethylene
glycol units per propylene glycol unit. ~xamples of
nonionic tensides which may be mentioned are: nonylphenol-
polyethoxyethanol, castor oil polyglycol ethers,polypropylene/polyethyleneoxy adducts, tributylphenoxy-
polyethoxyethanol, polyethylene glycol and octylphenoxy-
polyethoxyethanol. Suitable aLso are fatty acid esters
of polyoxyethylenesorbitan, such as polyoxyethylene-
sorbitan-trioleate, or phospholipides.
In the case of the cationic tensides, they are in
particular quaternary ammonium salts which contain as
N-su~stituents at least one alkyl group having 8 ~o 22
C atoms and, as further substituents, lower, optionally
halogenated alkyl, benzyl or lower hydroxyalkyl groups.
The salts are preferably in the form of halides, methyl
sulfates or ethyl sul~ates, for example stearyltrimethyl-
ammonium chloride or benzyldi(2-chloroethyl)ethylammonium
bromide.
The tensides customarily used in formulation practice
are described, inter alia, in the following publications:
"Mc Cutcheon's Detergents and Emulsifiers Annual",
MC Publishing Corp., Ridgewood, New Jersey, 1979;
. an~ J. Ash, "Encyclopedia of Surfactants", Vol. I-VI,
Chemical Publishing Co., Inc. New York 1980 - 1981;
H. Stache, "Tensid Taschenbuch", 2nd Editiong C. Hanser
Verlag, Munich and Vienna, 1981.
The agrochemical preparations contain as a rule
0.1 to 95%, especially 0.1 to 80%, of active ingredient
of the formula I, 1 to 99.9% of a solid or liquid
additive, and 0 to 25%, particularly 0.1 to 25% of a
tensldeO
Example 1: Process for producin~ 2,4,6-trifluoro-5-
trifluoromethylpyrimidine (intermediate)
~N-!~
F ~N-./ 3
F
A 0.3-litre Monel autoclave is charged with 30.5 g of
2,4,6-trichloropyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid (0.134 mol), 144 g
of sulfur tetrafluoride, SF4 (1.3 mols) and 14.4 g of
hydrofluoric acid, HF (0.72 mol), and is then heated
for 7 hours at 110C and for 12 hours at 160C. After
cooling, the reagent is slowly blown out with cooling being
applied. The residue is taken up in dichloromethane, and
the solution is neutralised with saturated sodium
bicarbonate solution. The mixture is subsequently filtered
through Hyflo, and the aqueous phase is separated off and
discarded. The organic phase is dried, and concentrated
by evaporation to a volume of 50 ml. The residue is
afterwards subjected to fractional distillation to finally
isolate 5.3 g of an almost colourless liquid having high
density and boiling point of 78C (19.5% of theory). The
solvent first runnings, which boil at 37~39C, likewise
contain portions of 2,4,6-trifluoro-5-trifluoromethyl-
pyrimidine.
Analysis: C5F6N2 M.W. 202.96
calculated: C 29.72% - F 56.41% N 13.87%
found : C 29.07% Cl 1.57% F 55.70% N 13.39%
NMR spectrum: F-NMR (CDC13, hexafluorobenzene as internal
standard; chemical displacements calculated on the basis
of CC13F as internal standard, 14N-decoupled):
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PP ( F3C, F-C(4.6) = 17-5 Hz, also JF C F(2
= 1 Hz:CF3);
(q F C(4.6)-F3c = 17.5 Hz: F-C(4 6~;
- 34.5 ppm (s: F-C~2))
cp. in this respect also J. Chem. Soc. (C) 1970, 1280.
Example 2: Production of _
methylpyrimidine and 4-amino-296-difluoro-5-trifluoro-
methylpyrimidine (intermediates)
F F
2 \N-~/ 3 and ~N- I
F NH2
To a solution consisting of 2,4,6-trifluoro-5-
trifluoromethylpyrimidine (which has been obtained according
to Example 1 from 22.7 g of 2,4,6-trichloropyrimidine-5-
carboxylic acid) in 100 ml of methylene chloride, are
added at room temperature, with thorough stirring, 30 ml
of 25% aqueous ammonia solu~ion, a procedure resulting in
a vigorous exothermic reaction. After further stirring
for 10 minutes, the aqueous phase is separated; the organic
phase is then washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate
and concentrated by evaporation. The residue crystallises
(16 g)~ and is subsequently dissolved and chromatographed
with ether/hexane 1.1 through a 300 g silica gel column.
There are finally isolated 3.8 g of the isomeric amino-
difluoro-5-trifluoropyrimidine mixture, which contains
the individual constituents in the ratio of 7:3 (determined
by gas-chromatography) and which melts at 125-155C.
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Yield: 44%, relative to the 2,4,6-trichloropyrimidine-
carboxylic acid, in addition to an undetermined amount of
2,4-diamino-6-fluoro-5-trifluoromethylpyrimidine.
Analysis:
calculated: C 30.16 H 1.01 N 21~11 F 47.72
found : C 30.18 H 1.02 N 21.08 F 46.78
Example 3: Production of 2 4-diamino-6-fluoro-5-trifluoro-
meth~lpyrimidine
F
~N-
2 ~l_ / 3
~2
5.3 g of the mixture of 2-amino-4,6-difluoro-5-
trifluoromethylpyrimidine and 4-amino-2,6-difluoro-5-
trifluoromethylpyrimidine obtained from Example 2
(ratio 7:3, no correlation)are dissolved in 100 ml of
tetrahydrofuran, and there are then added at room
temperature, with stirring, 10 ml of 25% aqueous ammonia
solution. The temperature firstly falls and then rises
to 30C. After further stirring for 30 minutes, ether
is added to the reaction mixture; the organic phase is
subsequently separated and is washed 3 times with water.
It is afterwards dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated
by evaporation. The residue is chromatographed with
ether/hexane 1:1 through a 300 g silica gel column, and
4.75 g of 2,4-diamino-6-fluoro-5-t-flfluoromethyl-
pyrimidine (91% of theory), m.p. 170-174C, are isolated.
AnalYsis: C5H4F4N4 (M-W- 196-11)
calculated: C 30.62% H 2.06% N 28.57% F 38.75%
found : C 31.01% H 2.0~% N 28.44~/~ F 38.05%
~ 5 ~ ~
There is also isolated 0.3 g (5% of theory) of a
by-product subliming at 220-225C, which is identified,
on the basis of the mass spectrum and of the analysis,
as being 4,~-diamino-2-fluoro-5-trifluoromethylpyrimidine
Example 4: Production of 4-amino-2-methylamino-6-fluoro-
5-trifluoromethylpYrimidine
F
3 \N--/ 3
NH2
35 ml of 40~/0 aqueous methylamine solution are added
at room temper~ture, with vigorous stirring, to a solution
of 2,4,6-trifluoro-5-trifluoromethylpyrimidine (produced
according to Example 1 from 46 g of 2,4,6-trichloro-
pyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid) in 200 ml of methylene
chloride. After the addition has been completed, stirring
is continued for 10 minutes, and the aqueous phase is then
separated. The organic phase is concentrated by evapor-
ation; the residue is subsequently taken up in 150 ml of
tetrahydrofuran, and there are then added at room tempera-
ture, with stirring, 40 ml of a 40% aqueous ammonia
solution. When the exothermic reaction has subsided,
after about 75 minutes, ether is added to the reaction
mixture, and the aqueous phase i5 separated; the organic
phase is washed with water, dried, and concentra~ed by
evaporation. The residue is purified by chromatography
through a 2 kg silica gel column with ether/hexane 1:1.
There are thus obtained 3 compounds, which are isolated
individually.
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The main fraction consists of 13.5 g of 4-amino-2-
methylamino-6-fluoro-5-trifluoromethylpyrimidine ~32% of
theory, relative to 2,4,6-trichloropyrimidine-5-carboxylic
acid), which are obtained as crystals, m.p. 160-162C.
3C-NMR (DMSO-C16) inter alia ~CH 28.0 ppm
Analysis: C6H6F4N4 (M.W. 210-13)
calculated: C 34~30% H 2.88% N 26.67% F 36.17V/o
found: C 34.29% H 2.83% N 26.52% ~ 35.97%
A second fraction consists of 3.2 g of 2-amino-4-
methylamino-6-fluoro-5-trif~uoromethylpyrimidine (7.5% of
theory, relative to 2,4,6-trichloropyrimidine-5-carboxylic
acid), which melts at 100-105C and is identified by the
NMR spectrum and the analysis.
Obtained as the third fraction are 2.3 g of 2,4-bis-
methylamino-6-fluoro-5-trifluoromethylpyrimidine (5% of
theory, relative to 2,4,6-trichloropyrimidine-5-carboxylic
acid), which melts at 142-145C and is identified by the
NMR spectrum and the analysis.
The following compounds are produced in a manner
analogous to that of Examples 3 and 4:
F3
NH2
~s~
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No. X Rl 2 .
. . . _ . . . _ . _
1 F H H m . p . 170-174 C Ex. 3
2 F CH3 H m . p . 160-162C Ex. 4
3 F CH3 CH3 m . p . 145C
4 F C2H5 H
F c3H7n H
6 F cyclopropyl H
7 F C2H5 C2H5
8 F C4Hgn H
9 F C4HgisO H
F C4Hgt H
11 FC6H13n H
12 F cyclopentyl H
13 F cyclohexyl H
14 3 7 c3H7n
3 7 H
16 F C4Hgsec H
17 F cyclobutyl H
18 F -C5Hlo~
19 4 8
F C3 6
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Example 5: Production of 2~6-trichloropyrimidine-5-
carboxylic acid (intermediate)
To a solution of 63.3 g (0.3 mol) of 2,4,6-trichloro-
5-formylpyrimidine in 300 ml of fuming sulfuric acid
(S03 content 25%) are added in flake form 24 g (0.24 mol)
of chromium trioxide, and the mixture is stirred for 20
hours. The temperature rises within about one hour to
45-50C, and then ~alls again to room temperature
(20-25C). The reaction solution is poured into ice
water, and the precipitate is filtered off and washed
with a small amount o~ ice-water. The reaction product
is dissolved in diethyl ether; the solution is then dried
over sodium sulfate and subsequently evaporated to
dryness. The yield is 55.4 g (81.2%) of 2,4,6-trichloro-
pyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid, m.p. about 150C. The
melting point can be raised to 155-157C by recrystal-
lisation of the product from chloroform.
Analysis for C5HC13N202 (molecular weight 227.43):
calculated: C 26.41 H 9.45 N 12.32 0 14.07 Cl 46.77%
found : C 26.28 H 9.48 N 12.23 0 14.69 Cl 45.93%
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C-NMR spectrum (CD3CN, TMS internal standard):
163.04 ppm (COOH), 160.2 ppm (C(4)) and (C(6)),
159.9 ppm (C(2)), 127.8 ppm (C(5)).
The starting product used in the above Example can be
produced by the process described in the German Offen-
legungsschrift No. 2,310,334.
2,4,6-Trichloropyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid can be
produced by the process described above also under the
following reaction conditions:
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Oxidising¦ Reaction Yield of 2,4,6-tri
agent medium chloropyrimidine-5-
carboxylic acid
.. . ._ ... __ _ _
CrO3 98% H2S04 50% of theory
CrO3 fuming H2S04 60% of theory
(S03 content 65%)
K2Cr207 f~ming H2S04 20% of theory
_ (S03 content 25%)
Exam~e 6 2,4,~ TrichloropYrimidine-5-carboxylic acid
(intermediate)
19.8 g ~0.1 mol) of 5-methyl-2,4,6-trichloropyrimidine
are introduced into 100 ml of fuming sulfuric acid (S03
content 25%), and with heating to 38C the solid substance
goes into solution. There are then added 15.8 g (0.15 mol)
of 95% chromium trioxide in flake form, and the reaction
mixture is kept at 45-50C by occasional slight cooling.
The exothermic reaction has subsided after 2 hours. The
suspension is stirred for a further 15 hours at 45-50C,
and then dropped onto 200 g of ice, the temperature being
held at a maximum of 5C by addition external cooling. The
formed precipitate is filtered off, dried by suction, and
dissolved in diethyl ether. The ether solution is dried
over magnesium sulfate and evaporated to dryness. The
yield is 5.2 g (23% of theory) of 2,4,6-trichloropyrimidine-
5-carboxylic acid, m.p. 155-157C. The starting pyrimidine
used in the above Example can be produced according to
Chem. Ber. 90, 72~ (1957).
Example 7: The compounds of the formula I are not
generally used as such in agriculture. Formulated
co~positions ready for use are employed and these can be
used either directly or after being diluted with water.
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Formulation Examples for liquid active ingredients of
the formula I (% = per cent by weight)
1. Emulsion concentrates a) b) c)
active ingredient 25% 40% 50%
calcium dodecylben~enesulfonate 5% 8% 6~/o
castor oil-polyethylene glycol5%
ether ~36 mols of ethylene oxide)
tributylphenol-polyethylene glycol ~ 12% 4%
ether (30 mols of ethylene oxide)
cyclohexanone - 15% 20%
xylene mixture 65~/~ 25% 20%
Emulsions of any required concentration can be produced
from concentrates of this type by dilution with water.
2. Solutions a) b) c) d)
active ingredient 80% 10% 5% 95%
ethylene glycol-monomethyl ether 20%
polyethylene glycol M.W. 400 - 70%
N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone - 20%
epoxidised coconut oil - - 1% 5%
ligroin (boiling limits 160-190C)- - 94%
The solutions are suitable for application in the form
of very fine drops.
3. Granulates a) b)
active ingredient 5% 10%
kaolin 94%
highly dispersed silicic acid 1%
attapulgite ~ 90%
The active ingredient is dissolved in methylene
chloride; the solution is subsequently sprayed onto the
carrier, and the solvent is evaporated off in vacuo.
L g
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4. Dusts a) b)
_
active ingredient 2% 5%
highly dispersed silicic acid 1% 5%
talcum 97%
kaolin - 90%
Ready-for-use dusts are obtained by the in~imate mixing
together of the carriers with the active ingredient.
Formulation Examples for solid active ingredients of
the formula I (% = per cent by weight)
5. Wettable powders a) b) c)
active ingredient 20% 50% 75%
sodium lignin sulfonate 5% 5%
sodium lauryl sulfate 3% - 5%
sodium diisobutylnaphthalene sulfonate - 6% 10%
octylphenolpolyethylene glycol ether - 2%
(7-8 mols o~ ethylene oxide)
highly dispersed silicic acid 5% 10% 10%
kaolin 67% 27%
The active ingredient is well mixed with the additives
and the mixture is thoroughly ground in a suitable mill.
Wettable powders which can be diluted with water to give
suspensions of the required concentration are obtained.
6. Emulsion concentrates
active ingredient 10%
octylphenol polyethylene glycol ether 3%
(4-5 mols of ethylene oxide)
calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate 3%
castor oil polyglycol ether 4%
(36 mols of ethylene oxide)
cyclohexanone 30%
xylene mixture 50%
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Emulsions of the required concentration can be obtained
from this concentrate by dilution with water.
7. Dusts a) b)
active ingredient 5% 8%
talcum 95%
kaolin - 92%
Dusts ready for use are obtained by mixing the active
ingredient with the carriers and grinding the mixture in
a suitable ~ill.
8. Extruder granulate
active ingredient 10%
sodium lignin sulfonate 2%
carboxymethylcellulose 1%
kaolin 87%
The active ingredient is mixed and ground with the
additives, and the mixture is moistened with water. This
mixture is extruded and then dried in a stream of air.
9. Coated ~ranulate
active ingredient 3%
polyethylene glycol (MoW~ 200) 3%
kaolin 94%
The finely ground active ingredient is evenly applied,
in a mixer, to the kaolin moistened with polyethylene
glycol. Dust~ree coated granulates are obtained in this
manner.
10. Suspension concentrate
active ingredient 40%
ethylene glycol 10%
nonylpllenolpolyethylene glycol 6%
ether (15 mols of ethylene oxide)
sodium lignin sulfonate 10%
carboxymethylcellulose 1%
37% aqueous formaldehyde solution 0.2%
silicone oil in the form of a 75% 0.8%
aqueous emulsion
water 32%
The finely ground active ingredient is intimately
mixed with the additives. There is thus obtained a
suspension concentrate from which can be produced, by
dilution with water, suspensions of the concentration
required.
Example 8: Verification of herbicidal action
~a? Pre-emergence test (pre-emer~ action)
The seeds of Avena sativa, Sinapis alba, Seteria
italica and Stellaria media are sown in pots about 11 cm
in diameter ln a greenhouse. Shortly afterwards, the
surface of the soil is treated with an aqueous emulsion
of the active ingredient, which has been prepared from a
25% emulsion concentrate. The amount sprayed onto the soil
corresponds to 4 kg of active ingredient per hectare. The
pots are then kept in the greenhouse at a temperature of
22-25C with 50-70% relative humidity. The test is
evaluated after 3 weeks, and the results are assessed on
the basis of the following scale of ratings:
1 = plants have not germinated or have died,
2-3 = very strong action,
4-6 = medium action,
7-8 = slight action,
9 = no action (as in the case of the untreated
control plants).
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The results are as follows:
; Compound No. 1 2 3
plant:
Avena sativa 1 1 8
Sinapis alba 1 1 2
Setaria italica 1 1 3
Stellaria media 1 1 2
,
(b) Post-emer~ence test_~ost-emergence action)
The plants Avena sativa, Setaria italica~ Lolium
perenne, Solanum Lycopersicum, Sinapis alba, Stellaria
media and Phaseolus vulgaris are grown in pots 11 cm in
diameter in a greenhouse until the plants have reached the
4-6-leaf stage, which is the case after about 2 weeks.
They are then sprayed with an aqueous active-ingredient
emulsion in a dosage corresponding to 4 kg of active
ingredient per hectare, and are afterwards kept at 24-26C
with 45-60% relative humidity. The test is evaluated 15
days after the treatment, and the results are assessed
according to the scale of ratings used in the pre-emergence
test. The results are summarised in the following Table:
Compound No. 1 2 3
plant:
Avena sativa 1 1 9
Setaria italica 1 1 5
Lolium perenne 2 2 7
Solanum lycopersicum
Sinapis alba 1 1 2
Stellaria media 1 1 2
Phaseolus vulgaris 5 3 7
.
~\
~ ~ ~5
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Reduc_ion of ~rowth of grasses
Seeds of the grasses Lolium perenne, Poa pratensis,
~estuca ovina and Dactylis glomerata are sown in a soil/
peat/sand mixture (6:3:1) in plastic trays and watered in
the customary manner. The emerged grasses are cut back
each week to a height of 4 cm, and are sprayed 40 days
after sowing and 1 day after the last cutting with an
aqueous spray liquor of in each case an active ingredient
of the formula I. The amount of active ingredient applied
is equivalent to 5 kg of active ingredient per hectare.
The growth of the grasses is assessed 10 and 21 days after
application. The compounds 1, 2 and 3 reduce the growth
of grass by between 13 and 22%.
Reduction of growth of cereals
Spring wheat (Triticum aestivum), Spring barley
(Hordeum vulgare~ and rye (Secale) are sown in ster;lised
soil in plastic trays and grown in a greenhouse. Five
days after sowing, the cereal shoots are treated with a
spray liquor of the active ingredient. The leaf application
corresponds to 6 kg of active ingredient per hectare, and
an assessment is made 21 days after the treatment. The
compounds 1, 2 and 3 in this test reduce the growth of
the cereal shoots by between 8 and 19%, relative to the
growth of untreated shoots.
